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The Vikings return to York

The Vikings have returned to York and set up camp like they did over 1,000 years ago! Visitors to the city will be able to take part in a host of activities at the festival which ends on February 22nd.

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Do you know what animals Vikings used to keep?

Have you ever wondered what animals the Vikings used to keep? If so, York is the place to be this weeked as their annual Viking Festival gets underway.

Viking farming in York Credit: ITV Yorkshire

This year, as well as lots of other attractions, visitors will be able to look round the 'urban farm' complete with sheep pigs, a pony, a calf and poultry. There will also be experts on hand to talk about Viking farming tehniques.

The event , which is recognised as the largest Viking Festival in Europe, runs until February 22nd.

"The Coppergate dig of the late 1970s revealed some of the tenements occupied by the Norse settlers, but that is just one street of many in the city - much of the city centre that we know today would have been occupied or used for farming to sustain this community, so it is fantastic that we're able to bring some of the livestock back to the heart of the York for this year's Festival."

– DANIELLE DAGLAN, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
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